Ibanez 2024 NAMM

[JDB123]

Some new PME-topped Q models on pre-order at Sweetwater.

 

[gh0styboi]

Looks like a Tosin sig for people over 40.

I'll be 40 in a month, so that lines up

 

[lattjeful]

Looks like a Tosin sig for people over 40.

So a Tosin sig?

 

[SalsaWood]

So a Tosin sig?

I guess these days that is certainly so. Time flies when you only put out albums once every three years.

 

[trem licking]

Ibanez makes some of my favorite guitars but man their headless guitars are some of the worst I've ever seen

 

[Neon_Knight_]

headless guitars are some of the worst I've ever seen

Corrected it for you

 

[lattjeful]

Ibanez makes some of my favorite guitars but man their headless guitars are some of the worst I've ever seen

They're crazy ugly but they don't look too bad when they're sitting on somebody. They just kinda look like a headless Saber when somebody's playing them.

 

[Neon_Knight_]

They're crazy ugly but they don't look too bad when they're sitting on somebody. They just kinda look like a headless Saber when somebody's playing them.

That's extremely insulting to Sabers imo.

 

[gh0styboi]

The Qs don't bother me enough to hate them, but they look way more... blobular than something like a Strandberg or Agile. It's not my favorite look, but I don't hate it, and it isn't ugly enough for me personally to prevent me from playing one.

Definitely not the most attractive headless guitars, though.

 

[HoneyNut]

Idk what's gone wrong with me. But lately ive grown to love the subdued finishes. I love the Suhr Terra finishes. And i love the khaki J-Line hardtail. Love the blue one as well.

I wish I got myself the army green Dk24 when they were still available.

I like the new AZ premium in blue grey. No pickguard. The other AZ strat prestige in black woud be a favorite.

I don't know when ill be going back to RGs. I like the new curvier stuff, AZ, DK24s etc. no pickguard.

The new 22 fret DK22 in black with Duncan 59/custom and arched top is just so nice.

Honestly i expect more out of my amps/strings/fingers nowadays. But I try gassing.

 

[bloodjunkie]

I want a Q series pretty bad and I’ve loved the couple I’ve played. Don’t want one because of the looks or the headless-stock but because I’m going through a bad back injury and they’re incredibly light haha. There’s a used ‘standard’ with the natural finish for $1100 cad but I like the look of the cheaper black one better. Is there any difference besides the gold frets? The standards are $200 more new then the black ones(I’ll never remember an Ibanez model name for the life of me).

 

[Alberto7]

I want a Q series pretty bad and I’ve loved the couple I’ve played. Don’t want one because of the looks or the headless-stock but because I’m going through a bad back injury and they’re incredibly light haha. There’s a used ‘standard’ with the natural finish for $1100 cad but I like the look of the cheaper black one better. Is there any difference besides the gold frets? The standards are $200 more new then the black ones(I’ll never remember an Ibanez model name for the life of me).

I swear I saw a Q series earlier today on either Marketplace or Kijiji going for $850 (or 875, I forget exactly), but forgot to save it. I remember it because it was kind of a stupid price and I considered it for a hot second. I just spent a little while looking for it again but can't find it. It was one of the ones with the natural finish. Not sure if it was taken down, sold, or the seller changed the price.

 

[CleansingCarnage]

Ibanez makes some of my favorite guitars but man their headless guitars are some of the worst I've ever seen

It's just a headless Sabre, lol

Edit:

They're crazy ugly but they don't look too bad when they're sitting on somebody. They just kinda look like a headless Saber when somebody's playing them.

Exactly. I swear that's exactly what the body is.

 

[MaxOfMetal]

It's just a headless Sabre, lol

Edit:

Exactly. I swear that's exactly what the body is.

The outline is similar-ish, but that's where it ends. The proportions are a bit different, same with the slight offset of the body, and obviously the profile of the body and carves are entirely different.

 

[bloodjunkie]

@Alberto7 Ah dang! Thanks for checking though

 

[trem licking]

Not only are the Iban-headless ugly, but they are boring as hell. No trems... Nothing setting them apart. They don't even look like something that would come from Ibanez at all

 

[odibrom]

Not only are the Iban-headless ugly, but they are boring as hell. No trems... Nothing setting them apart. They don't even look like something that would come from Ibanez at all

Although I don't feel them ugly, I feel that pain as well. I'm kind of curious on playing one, but not enough to buy one.

 

[Alberto7]

It's just a headless Sabre, lol

Edit:

Exactly. I swear that's exactly what the body is.

The S series is like a rounded, skinny version of the RG. The Quest series are not much larger than a tabelspoon.

The contours and carves are completely different as well, as Max already pointed out.

 

[CleansingCarnage]

The S series is like a rounded, skinny version of the RG. The Quest series are not much larger than a tabelspoon.

The contours and carves are completely different as well, as Max already pointed out.

Alright alright. Carves and contours are totally different sure. But it's not like they're totally dissimilar either, particularly in the general outline. The whole bass side of the body is extremely similar and the treble side is offset ever so slightly as mentioned, and has some other fairly small differences, particularly around the horn.

 

[Alberto7]

Alright alright. Carves and contours are totally different sure. But it's not like they're totally dissimilar either, particularly in the general outline. The whole bass side of the body is extremely similar and the treble side is offset ever so slightly as mentioned, and has some other fairly small differences, particularly around the horn.

Yeah, it's totally fair to say the look very similar at a glance, much more so olin pictures where you can't really tell size. Side by side in person they just look so different though. But I agree that the Q very likely takes inspiration from the S.